Ian Hunter
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Ian Hunter's stories of Freddie Mercury, David Bowie, Bob Dylan and more
By Dave Everley published
He’s Ian Hunter, solo artist and former Mott The Hoople frontman, and these are some of his stories

How Ian Hunter and Mott The Hoople got their riot started
By Kris Needs published
Before they became 70s chart stars and (later) a beloved heritage act, Mott The Hoople were a wilder, more dangerous proposition – as their incendiary debut album proved

Ian Hunter shows no sign of erosion on Defiance Part 2: Fiction
By Kris Needs published
A weightier second helping of Defiance from Ian Hunter in a star-studded, covid-era purple patch

All The Way To Memphis on The Midnight Special is peak Mott The Hoople and peak Ian Hunter hair
By Fraser Lewry published
As Ian Hunter announces the all-star sequel to 2023's acclaimed Defiance Part 1, some 50-year-old footage of his old band has briefly brightened the internet

"If they liked you, they’d smack you. And if they didn’t like you, you were dead!" Ian Hunter on hanging out with Bowie, working with Taylor Hawkins and playing for the London Mafia
By Scott Rowley last updated
Back with an all-star cast on an amazing new album, Ian Hunter on working with Jeff Beck and Taylor Hawkins, punk rock, Alex Harvey, David Bowie, and sex and drugs in the 70s

Nobody but Ian Hunter has the power, at this point in their career, to sound so fresh, so new and so exciting
By David Quantick published
One of Britain's great songwriters Ian Hunter delivers a shining example of his craft on new solo album Defiance Part 1

Ian Hunter on the "ruthless, fabulous" David Bowie: "David wanted to be a monster"
By Paul Brannigan published
Thanks to All The Young Dudes, the names of David Bowie and Ian Hunter will forever be linked. But Mott The Hoople's former frontman says the pair were never friends

Ian Hunter's new album features collaborations with Joe Elliott, Slash, Billy Gibbons, Johnny Depp and the late Jeff Beck and Taylor Hawkins
By Paul Brannigan published
Ian Hunter has a few famous friends, as the number of rock stars guesting on his new album Defiance Part 1 proves

The 20 best rock albums of 1975
By Classic Rock Magazine last updated
The classics just keep on coming. Welcome to the year of Physical Graffiti, Born To Run, Blood On The Tracks, A Night At The Opera and many more

Ian Hunter: "Rock'n'roll gave me everything, I wouldn't swap it for the world"
By Ian Fortnam last updated
From slogging away for little money but lots of fun, to a string of classic hit singles with Mott The Hoople and a thriving solo career, life has been a thrilling ride for Ian Hunter
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